Hello good people! How are you? I know it has been a good long while since I posted – I keep thinking about it, then I get sidetracked & it just doesn’t happen. I am not giving up though & will keep posting when & where there is time & energy to as I still love this little space in my life. Cooking is such a joyous activity for me – especially when all else seems like too much & I just need to refocus.

That said, I was craving a good old fashioned Cinnamon Doughnut the other day – I picked up some ‘normal’ ones for the kids & sat & watched them eating them, wishing I would join in. SIGH Afterwards I was hunting the internet for some decent recipes, when I remembered I already had one! I just hadn’t bothered to publish it at the time I made them. DOH!

Anyway, I revisited it & am so glad I did as they are rather tasty, even if I do say so myself. I also decided it was high-time I shared them!

Hello good people! So, once again, it has been AGES since I have posted anything here on FHC. This poor little blog of mine has been sadly neglected. I have been missing having time to bake & being here too, but life has a way of getting in the way, making this space less frequented, but definitely not forgotten. That said, I did get some precious time this week to play in my little kitchen haven with my daughter to make these AMAZING cupcakes that I just had to share. If you get the chance, you simply must make them, MUST, I tell you. They will fulfill all your chocolate-y cravings & leave you so satisfied & satiated, all without the bloat, ’cause, you know, no gluten! Plus, pretty, so what’s not to love!

Hello good people! I am finally back with a new post. It has been far too long, I know. I have missed this little piece of my life so much, but unfortunately it has had to take a back seat while I made other massive changes to our lives. A bit more about that to come, but first, will you look at this tastiness! I have been playing with this recipe for a little while & am now delighted with the results. I just love a good slice of Banana Bread on any occasion. Add Cream Cheese Frosting & I am one happy little foodie! Best of all it is both gluten & lactose free for all those sensitive tummies out there that just want to have their cake & eat it too!

Oh my gosh, what a crazy couple of weeks it has been! I had intended to get this recipe up and published the day after I made and photographed it when all of a sudden my website stopped cooperating with me. So frustrating! Long story short, I had overloaded my site with too many large images and crashed it BIG TIME! After tedious hours of work by some very lovely tech support, I am back and I have learned some very valuable lessons about self developed sites and hosting I never thought I would need to know! It is a tricky beast at times this blogging caper, very tricky! It can be hugely gratifying one minute, then soul destroying the next, but thankfully there is a wonderful community out there who get it and provide much needed support just when you need it most! Hopefully (fingers and toes crossed) things will be much improved from here.

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Since being diagnosed with IBS coupled with symptomatic malabsorption of gluten and lactose, I have made it my mission to find ways to turn my old favourite recipes into new 'free from' ones I can digest and the whole family can cook, eat and enjoy!

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